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Central Booking

Location

South Station
126 Arch Street
Albany, NY  12202

Overview

The primary functions of Central Booking are the processing, admission, and lodging of persons under arrest.  The unit is headed by the Central Booking/Courts Lieutenant who oversees a staff of 3 Central Booking Sergeants, 6 Booking Clerks, 4 Matrons, and 4 Chauffeurs.  The physical layout consists of a processing area where prisoner intake is conducted, and identification area where prisoner photographs and fingerprints are taken, a male cellblock area consisting of 30 cells, a female cellblock are consisting of 8 cells, a breath analysis room, a property room for storing prisoner property, and a garage area that houses the prisoner transport vehicle more commonly known as the “paddy wagon”.